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Hi everyone! New here and looking for options with regards to using the equity in our current home to get started investing. Apologies in advance for the long winded post!
I'm working on an off market deal back in my...
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I am looking at a deal here in Fresno Ca the rents are low at about $500 a unit the complex consists of 8 units total 2 2/1 the rest are 1/1. It is in a C-D area where the rents for a 2/1 should be somewhere around $7...
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I am about to put an offer in on a tenant occupied property from the 1950s. I walked the property but it was full of tenants stuff so hard to see much of the walls and what not. Everything seemed functional. The owner...
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I only have one property. I don't anticipate buying more anytime soon.For personal finances, I used MS Money and now Quicken. I don't have a lot of maintenance, other than replacing appliances over time. I self-man...
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Hello BP,I'm sort of new to investing and recently purchased my first property. I own the property free and clear (no mortgage). I'm currently renting it out at $750 per month and would like to refinance and take some...
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After about 3 months of listening to Bigger Pockets Podcast, taking furious notes and reading through many forums as I have questions, I'm ready to make my first post!
My wife and I just had a...
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Hello BP,I close on a property that will be a STR at the beginning of April in Jacksonville Beach, FL. The main house (3/1.5) does not need much rehab to get it up and running. There is an addition that I will be conv...
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I've heard that landlords have to pay interest on a security deposit in some states. Is this true? Is there somewhere to find out which states this applies to?
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I invest in central Connecticut where the market is fairly saturated with other investors and taxes are extremely high so we have some obstacles to overcome. That being said, I just refinanced a property, completing ...
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My SF property is in North Carolina - section 8. Tenant is always behind on rent, so the PM suggested we evict. I said yes.
Lease was expired, so PM gave her 1 1/2 months notice to leave at end of January.
She trie...